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GHANA NAVY TAKE DELIVERY OF TWO EX-GERMAN ‘WARRIOR CLASS’ PATROL SHIPS ; 446 ARMY RECRUITS PASS OUT FROM TRAINING

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

The decommissioned ex-German Type 143A FAC, GNS Yaa Asantewaa P38 on sea trials GNS Yaa Asantewaa P38 and her sister ship GNS Naa Gbewaa P39 were acquired at a cost of US$35m GHANA NEWS AGENCY Accra, July 6 The Ghana … Continue reading →

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GHANA AIR FORCE COMMISSION CASA C295 PLANE, TO GET FOUR Mi-171Sh TERMINATOR COMBAT HELICOPTERS IN JULY; APCs AND FIRST-EVER TANKS IN THE LOOP

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

The newly-commissioned Ghana Air Force CASA C295 seen here in Spain enroute Ghana(March 8 2012) Vice President John Dramani Mahama has hinted that government has planned to deliver 4 new aircraft to the Ghana Air Force by close of July … Continue reading →

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GHANA ARMY SPECIAL FORCES EMERGE FOR THE 55TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY P’RADE

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Ghana Army Special Forces Unit Ghana Army Special Forces Unit march with RPG-7 rocket launchers in tow

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GHANA ARMED FORCES INTRODUCE NEW BADGES OF RANK FOR GENERALS

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Ghana Army Ratel ICV-90 armoured vehicles GHANA NEWS AGENCY 2nd February 2012 Accra, Ghana. The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has introduced new badges of rank for officers of General rank and equivalent. This covers Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General … Continue reading →

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SOLDIERS INTERCEPT TRUCKLOADS OF ILLEGAL LUMBER IN NORTHERN GHANA

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Soldiers of the Ghana Army Solders intercept 24,000 illegal lumber in northern Ghana TAMALE, Ghana Oct. 31, 2011 (Xinhua) Military troops from the 6th Infantry Battalion in northern Ghana had seized six trucks loaded with 24,000 illegal sawn lumber en-route … Continue reading →

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GHANA: GOC NORTHERN COMMAND ASSUMES DUTY, VISITS KNUST

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Brigadier General Opoku-Adusei(3rd from right) and Prof Otoo Ellis(3rd from left) Brigadier General Opoku-Adusei Calls On Vice-Chancellor KNUST online portal 8 September, 2011 Professor William Otoo Ellis, the Vice-Chancellor, has announced plans by KNUST to run programmes for the military. … Continue reading →

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AFRICAN MILITARY IMAGES

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Algerian Air Force Mi-171Sh Terminator Assault/Transport helicopter Kenya Navy ships after undergoing midlife upgrades in Italy Kenya Air Force Mi-171 multipurpose helicopter A Ghana Army EE-9 Cascavel being loaded onto a chartered Antonov plane

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AFRICAN MILITARY IMAGES

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Ugandan AMISOM troops in RG-31 Nyala mine-resistant armour protected vehicles in Somalia Eritrean Su-27 jets on the tarmac Ghana Army Ratel ICV-90 armoured vehicles Kenya Air Force Puma helicopter

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BAWKU CONFLICT: INTERNAL SECURITY OPERATIONS IN NORTHERN GHANA

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

MOWAG APC of the Ghana Army in Bawku Ghana Army Airborne Force – the OC(r) leads a new & permanently garrisoned 250-man Bawku Detachment Men of the Upper East Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service on patrol

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GHANA: ARMY OFFICERS URGED TO WIN THE TRUST OF SUBORDINATES

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Ho, Aug 22, 2011. Major-General Joseph Narh Adinkrah, Chief of Army Staff, on Monday, reminded Army Officers that their comportment, professional skills and good management decisions were crucial in sustaining the trust of their men. He was addressing the opening … Continue reading →

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